§ 47. Captain ORMSBY-GOREasked the Prime Minister whether the Government propose to take any steps to carry out the proposal standing on the Order Paper (Notices of Motions for which no days have been fixed) in the names of the hon. Members for Stafford (Captain Ormsby-Gore) and the Horsham Division of Sussex (Earl Winterton) with regard to the formation of a separate Department to deal with the supervision of British administration in the Near and Middle East, and with the formation of a single interchangeable British Civil Service in connection with all Arabic-speaking countries where Great Britain is called upon to provide administrative assistance?
§ THE PRIME MINISTERIt is impossible to take any steps for the future administration of the countries in the Near and Middle East which are already, or are likely to be, placed under the control of Great Britain until the Peace with Turkey has been concluded and the Mandates signed. But the matter is already under consideration.
§ Captain ORMSBY-GOREIs it true that Mesopotamia is to be transferred from the India Office to the Foreign Office?
§ THE PRIME MINISTERNo; that is not so.